Jeff Lafrance *Requiem vocabulary



-lures- Anything that attracts, entices, or allures.

-abyss-A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.

-delirium-Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.

-forsaken
deserted; abandoned; forlorn: an old, forsaken farmhouse.


-epilogue-a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel.

-cuneiform-

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-hallowed

-inconsolable

queues- a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.

torpor- a state of suspended physical powers and activities.

burrows-a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.

salutation-the act of saluting.

icon-a picture, image, or other representation.

inconsolably-not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.

swanking-dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style

askew-to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry: to wear one's hat askew; to hang a picture askew.

-thurible- 1400–50 late ME turrible, thoryble

-annihilation- the act of exhaling.

-premonition-

having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
-noxious-harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.

-exhalation-

harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.

thurible-1400–50; late

annihilation-the act or an instance of annihilating.